Chess Puzzle #8LGVC — Advanced, Black to move, opening

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishops b3/c1; knights c3/f3; pawns a4/b2/d4/e4/f2/g2/h3. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops b6/c8; knights c6/e7; pawns a6/b7/c7/d6/f7/g5/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Nxg5 — knight f3→g5, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: hxg5 — pawn h6→g5, captures knight.

Tactical themes

equality, one move, opening. The key move hxg5 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r1bqk2r/1pp1np2/pbnp3p/6p1/P2PP3/1BN2N1P/1P3PP1/R1BQ1RK1 w kq - 0 13

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